La Mesilla

La Mesilla is a census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, La Mesilla had a population of 1,844. In 1870, a family from La Mesilla was ambushed and killed by Mexicans disguised as Native Americans.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet with 1,770 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Río Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
  • Also known as: “La Mesilla, New Mexico” and “La Mesilla, NM”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Clara Pueblo and Riverside.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, also known as the Village of Wild Roses, is a census-designated place in , , United States and a federally recognized tribe of Native American Pueblo people. is situated 1½ miles northwest of La Mesilla.

Hamlet
is a former village, now a suburb of , in , , in the southwestern United States. It is located in north-central New Mexico, on the left bank of the across the river from Española proper. is situated 3 miles north of La Mesilla.

Hamlet
, historically known as de la Cañada, is a census-designated place in , , United States. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 3½ miles northeast of La Mesilla.

La Mesilla

Latitude
35.94836° or 35° 56′ 54″ north
Longitude
-106.07058° or 106° 4′ 14″ west
Population
1,770
Elevation
5,627 feet (1,715 metres)
Open location code
857MWWXH+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151505740
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5474935
Wiki­data ID
Q5403645
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“La Mesilla” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “La Mesilla”
  • Chechen: “Ла-Месилла”
  • Chinese: “拉梅西亞 (新墨西哥州)”
  • Chinese: “拉梅西亞”
  • Dutch: “La Mesilla”
  • French: “La Mesilla”
  • German: “La Mesilla CDP”
  • German: “La Mesilla, New Mexico”
  • German: “La Mesilla, NM”
  • German: “La Mesilla”
  • Gilaki: “لا مسیلا”
  • Irish: “La Mesilla”
  • Italian: “La Mesilla”
  • Ladin: “La Mesilla”
  • Persian: “لامسیلا، نیومکزیکو”
  • Persian: “لامسیلا”
  • Polish: “La Mesilla”
  • Russian: “Ла Месилла”
  • Serbian: “Ла Месила”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “La Mesilla, New Mexico”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “La Mesilla”
  • South Azerbaijani: “لامسیلا، نیومکزیکو”
  • Spanish: “La Mesilla”
  • Tatar: “Ла-Месилла”
  • Ukrainian: “Ла-Месілла”

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